Major Interests in shares

Dignity PLC
30 November 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Dignity plc

2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )
.................

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Standard Life Investments Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

Vidacos Nominees Ltd

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

29 November 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
30 November 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if       Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN
CODE
GB00B14W3659                  Number of shares     Number of voting Rights

                              2,710,677             2,710,677

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if    Number of   Number of voting        % of voting
possible using the ISIN    shares      rights                  rights
CODE
GB00B14W3659               Direct      Direct      Indirect    Direct   Indirect

                           3,609,466   2,101,352   1,508,114   3.323%   2.385%

                                                   

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

3,609,466                                    5.78%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
.................

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
.................

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
.................

13. Additional information:
.................

14. Contact name:

Alison Kennedy
Corporate Governance Manager - Engagement
Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]



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